Holiday In Yorkshire

[bednobs]

watching the glorious "winter walks" (bbc4) has made me want to go on holiday to yourkshire tis yer. 2 adults and an 11 year old. Where do you recommend?

[Buenchico]

If it's the countryside that's attracted you, then somewhere in, or close to, the Yorkshire Dale National Park might be a good place to base yourself. Hawes is bang in the centre of the Park
https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/places/hawes-2/
whereas Richmond (which, in itself, might have more to offer) is on the edge of it.
https://www.richmond.org/

If the coast might be more attractive to you, then Whitby is probably the top spot to consider:
https://www.visitwhitby.com/

Whitby is also within the North York Moors National Park, so you've got beautiful countryside right on your doorstep.
https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/

Yorkshire's a big place!

[Redhelen72]

If you go to Hawes i recommend the Wallace and gromit cheese factory and their 5 cheese ploughman lunch

[jourdain2]

As a Yorkshirewoman (Scottish Mum) I am constantly amazed by the variety of my much loved county. Most of the Winter Walks are in N. Yorkshire - but that in itself is huge. I could drive for almost 3 hours before running out of Yorkshire to the West.
You might think of centring somewhere in the Vale of York where you could reach East or West, Thirsk perhaps (World of James Herriot). This would also give you access to the Great Yorkshire Forest (Dalby) near Pickering, where there are tree walks and bike trails for younger members. It really does depend on what you want.
Tonight's walk was not far West of Skipton - another good centre. Should you head a bit further North you have Settle and Ingleton and the 3 Peaks area - wonderful walking and the 'Falls walk' at Ingleton would be OK for an 11 yr. old. Then there is Malham Cove (heaves with tourists) or up towards Hawes and the creamery as has been said. So very much - and I haven't touched the coast!
Whitby, of course, but plenty of other places. If you are into birds there is Flamborough Head.
I'm very willing to give advice and help, but you need to narrow your search a bit! We (E. Yorkshire)took a holiday in the Forest of Bowland area the other year. :)

[bednobs]

i am disabled, so would not be walking. i would however like to see some of the glorious country with my own eyes. i also like the seaside :) and shopping, and eating!

[jourdain2]

Well, I can't walk far these days either. If it's any help the bus route from Pickering to Whitby has just been named the most scenic in the UK for the 2nd time. Have a good look at a map and come back to this.
I haven't mentioned that W. Yorkshire also has some wonderful scenery - I grew up not far from Haworth and the Calder valley (Ted Hughes) has its beauties as does Ilkley moor (I was born and grew up on the edge of it).

[jourdain2]

^^^^ Good food is a given - and in Yorkshire helpings!

[Buenchico]

I can't help but think that we're all homing in on Whitby here:

[Buenchico]

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[jourdain2]

Whitby does get very crowded - we tend to visit out of season.

[Maydup]

We’ve had four Yorkshire holidays and still not seen it all, but you have to start somewhere and I recommend the Yorkshire Moors for a first visit.

There are numerous beautiful towns and villages, stunning countryside and a sweeping coastline.

Some of the coastal towns are particularly steep so best to research accessibility before your visit but others are perfectly doable like Scarborough for example.

The moors themselves are stunning and offer some great viewing opportunities.

[Xeronema]

I know Scarborough fairly well. I used to live in Scarborough. I've moved around a lot! I'd have to agree that Whitby is a lot quieter and I'd probably choose it over Scarborough.

[Maydup]

Everywhere is busy during school holidays but I think some places are slightly more difficult than others in f you’re disabled.

[Xeronema]

Maydup, you make an excellent point there. That's one problem with Whitby over Scarborough at least, the heart of Whitby is far more difficult for wheelchair users (I speak from experience) than Scarborough is - the pavements are narrower and people don't tend to give way. It can often be a free for all.

[jourdain2]

Bedknobs - if it's the walls and fells that you loved to see, then the Dales is the optionh you want...... but it's all glorious.
(Well, one or two exceptions in some cities.)